Happy Easter!

Our Easter Bunnies

Today was an all-around awesome day! The kids slept past 6am, the sun was shining, and Easter fun abounded! We kicked off the morning with Easter baskets from both the Easter Bunny (who is a girl, according to Lainey--she got very irritated that I kept saying "he") and from my dad and Sharon. Nick wasted no time digging into his chocolate and we had a trouble wrangling it away from him. Mark finally managed a diversion, so I could whisk the baskets into the kitchen. Of course, I wasn't so smooth and left them on the table within reach. While I'm putting breakfast together, Lainey cries out, "Nick has another one!" And sure enough, I turn around and he's eating a peanut butter bunny and starts shoving it in his mouth as fast as he can, so I can't take it away from him. The kid has a serious sugar problem. I may have to start looking into rehab facilities.

For breakfast, I made some adorable bunny pancakes. Generally I roll my eyes at food art for kids, because a) who has the time and b) will they even appreciate it. Now I have my answer to question b); No, they will not. The kids barely touched them. Well, that's not true. Lainey flipped hers around to make it face forward, because, "Eww! I don't want to see its booty!," and then made a face with blueberries and a raspberry. But, in the end she didn't eat any. I suppose I have to take into account that they had just indulged in candy for an appetizer and were excited to get outside for the egg hunt, but still...an ear? One foot? The feet even had chocolate chips in them!!! In the grand scheme, I really didn't care, because pancakes are probably marginally better for them than the chocolate eggs. We did manage to get some fruit in them, so I was happy with that.

I don't know how they resisted these?!!! Adorbable!

The egg hunt was a success, but Lainey complained that there weren't enough to find, so she re-hid them all twice and made Nick find them. I guess next year, we'll have to hide some plastic ones in addition to the real ones. 

Got one!

Adding to his basket!

After eggs it was off to the first visit to the park since the fall. Now that both kids have bikes, we left the stroller at home for the first time. We spent over two hours there, and because most people were at church celebrating the real reason for Easter, we had the place all to ourselves. It was great! 

With all the morning activity (and influx of sugar) both kids crashed hard for naps and slept a long time, giving Mark time to do yard work and me time to prep a week's worth of dinner--yes, the whole week and I'll need it. Work is going to be a bear this week and I'll also be prepping for Katie and Meredith's visit--which not only means planning our fun times, but getting all of next weekend's errands and chores out of the way. After chores, Mark and I had just enough time to sit and enjoy a beer on the patio together. Bliss!

Now the babes are snuggled tight in their beds, Mark and I are chilling on the couch, and Mad Men starts in two minutes. Does Monday really have to be tomorrow? I want one more of today!